A Better Hydration Soultion

Nathan 2.0 Liter Hydration Race Vest

As I often preach to my run campers, try gear out on training runs and not races. So that is what I did last weekend at the Leona Divide training run. For years, I have been using CamelBaks and they have worked but I knew things could be better. 

 With the Nathan, I definitely found better. I have seen athletes wearing these in photos and then saw many wearing them at recent trail Races and so I decided to get one.

Right out of the box, I liked this pack. It is well built and the design just screams functionality. Plus the material they make the vest with is very comfortable. So I adjusted the numerous straps and put the pack on for the first time.

The straps are easy to adjust and make the pack fit like a glove to your back. To me it felt like a part of me instead of something flopping around on my back when I walked or ran. All the Camelbaks I have had did not feel this way. Camelbaks are longer and skinner and tend to bounce around alit even if you adjust all their straps. The Nathan did not. 

 The bladder is 70oz compared to the 100oz of my CamelBaks so it is lighter. Now this might be an issue in really long hikes without water close by but on most training runs or races, you will have plenty to get to the next water source. Filling the bladder is a little more complicated but it is easier to fill quickly compared to the CamelBak system once you master the opening and closing system.

I like filling from the top instead of the side too. With CamelBaks the filling port is on the side of the bag and so filling to the max is a tricky process and seems to always end up with some spillage. The Nathan does not have this problem. Plus as the Nathan gets empty, the fit of the pack on your back does not change as much as it does with the CB.

So the bottomline, is I highly recommend the Nathan. More information can be found HERE. If you use any of my Amazon links, I get a small commission and you get a great product at a great price.

Fog or Sun?

After miles of fire road we are on the P.C.T.

Fog or Sun? Was the question I had to ask myself this week and I went with sun. Since I got sick on Wednesday, I am glad I picked the sun. The choice I had was doing the BUMR or a Leona Divide Trail training run on Saturday.

I did not find out about the trail run till this Monday when I got an email from the race director asking if the Bakersfield distance project was interested in (wo)manning an aid station at her Leona Valley Trail Runs this fall.

When I went to checkout her site, I saw that she was hosting three training runs on the Leona Divide 50mi/50k course and I immediately knew I needed to go to these. Keira Henniger took over R.D. duties last year (I believe) and is adding more races to stable soon. She is also an elite ultra runner herself and made Ultra Running Magazines Top 20 Athletes of the Year!

RD Keira giving course directions

Since I have been wanting to do the Leona Divide Ultra for years, I knew I needed to go to this training run to see what the course was like. In the past, I have not done the race because I could only do the 50 miler and I did not think I could finish in the 13 hour time limit.

Sure that is only 15:36 pace but there are some big hills out there so trying to average that pace could be difficult especially since I could barely break 6 hours (13:44 pace) in a marathon. But this year, she is allowing people under 60 to run the 50k. So now I know for sure that I will be doing the Leona Divide Ultra and might even take on the 50 miler.

So I immediately posted that run campers Should do the BUMR or the trail run this Saturday and that I was heading to the hills. On Wednesday before our weekly Wednesday Night is Alright for Hiking at Bluffs event I started to feel sick. I had the hacking cough that so many have gotten lately and felt dizzy too. But I went and did the walk and it ended up being a very cold and foggy night. This made my decision not to do Saturday's BUMR even easier.

The BUMR is already a bummer, 26.6 miles on the boring flat bike path is not my idea of fun anyways but add on the cold foggy weather that was certain to be present and you have a real BUMMER. Sure the course is fast, the miles are marked, they have great aid stations, the $5 entry fee is great and running a home town marathon has it's appeal but it is still the bike path. Plus the sun never comes out and it is cold.

Cold in the shade.

Because I did not found out about the trail run till Monday, many who may have wanted to come could not. Others are doing Surf City next week and needed to rest up for that event. So in the end, Amanda, Lisa, Gabby and Rey made the trip up to Lake Hughes for the trail run. Other Bakersfield Distance Project members took on the BUMR.

Before the run.

As luck with have it, Amanda's parents live right across the street from the start of the trail run so we got to hang out at their house before and after the run.By the time 7am came, there was quite a crowd for this training run and we got last minute directions on where to go and then we were off.

The stats of our wog were: Overall time of 3:41:05 and we covered 14.36 miles and climbed 2,424 feet and descended 2,454 feet. Our average pace was 15:23 and our average moving pace was 14:39. The min elevation was 3,018 feet and the max elevation was 4,261 feet.

Lisa & Gabby

Then for the next six miles we went uphill on a fire road and watched everyone disappear of the front. I settled in and followed Lisa and Gabby as we labored up the hills.

•  Mile 1 - 17:37 pace - up 396 feet / down 0
• Mile 2 - 15:41 - up 277 / down 77
• Mile 3 - 14:46 - up 200 / down 38
• Mile 4 - 13:50 - up 138 / down 186
• Mile 5 - 13:48 - up 93 / down 105
• Mile 6 - 17:41 - up 297 / down 0

Wow! Blue Skies!

We were in the shade most of the way up but the weather was pleasant and the views were lovely.Now usually I would be taking tons of photos but I killed my beloved Canon PowerShot at the Calico Trail 30k.

At Calico, I took a tumble going down one of the canyons and my camera went one way and I went the other. The Canon served me well (bought it in 2007) so I can not complain. It was my first camera I used when shooting high school meets and later on I carried it when I ran races and shot as many people as I could. That camera finished about ten marathons and probably a hundred races over the years and I will miss having.

But it is time for a change so to go with my Canon Rebel, I have decided to go with my friend Terry's favorite camera maker, a Nikon. The Nikon Coolpix has gotten good reviews and you can not beat the price. So I will give it a shot (no pun intended). In fact, I will be shooting the Surf City Marathon next weekend.

Now back to the trail run, after six miles of fire road, we finally hit some trails. Not just any old trails but the Pacific Coast Trail that runs from Mexico to Canada! If I could ever get over my dislike of camping, I would love to hike the entire thing but I doubt I will. Maybe someday a crazy RD we make it a race like another bucket list event of mine, the TransRockies Run. If anyone wants to a partner for this amazing five day race, I am your man if you do not mind paying the $2900 entry fee. Or if you want to sponsor me and another Bakersfield Distance Projecter, we will represent your company like no other.

Fire Road Madness!

PCT Time.

Once we got on the PCT, we started to run for the first time because for the first time in almost 6 miles we were not going uphill. The single track trail was flat or slightly downhill and we started to make good time. The trail was slightly damp and made for excellent footing too.

For the next six miles we basically went downhill on the PCT and started seeing some of the faster runners heading back up the trail. At this point Lisa and I had decided to go to the twelve mile aid station and then take the road back to town. So when Rey went by us, we told him to tell Gabby our plans.

As we were descending, Lisa had the only fall of the day but it was but it was a minor one and I missed catching it on film. Just before we got to the aid stations, we ran into a bunch of runners and had a short creek crossing too.

• Mile 7 - 12:12 pace - up 110 feet / down 279 feet
• Mile 8 - 13:27 - up 135 / down 327
• Mile 9 - 15:02 - up 153 / down 222
• Mile 10 - 15:58 - up 241 / down 299
• Mile 11 - 15:33 - up 93 / down 465
• Mile 12 - 15:33 - up 86 / down 419

Start of our run.

Then we made it to the road where RD Keira had 

Just before Lisa fell.

 plenty of business and lots of tasty snacks too. Here the course crossed the road and continued on the PCT. The mountains in front of us looked steep and we had enough running for the day so we decided to walk up the road (2.5 miles) instead of going back on the trail (twice as long).

The road we went up was narrow and a pretty good climb too. As we went up, a number of sports cars and motorcyclists flew by. We also saw some very fit cyclist float up the hill as we headed back to our cars.

• Mile 13 - 17:07 pace - up 156feet / down 0
• Mile 14 - 16:29 - up 52 / down 32

Getting crowded.

But we finally quit climbing and got back to Lake Hughes where we walked by the famous Rock Inn and then to the parking lot where Amanda meet me and took me back to her parents house for some burgers. After we ate, we got back in the car and head back to the fog. I got home at 1pm after a nice four hour trail run. Which was about the same time I would have been home if I had done the BUMR.

Mile 12

I do not have official results from the BUMR but I hear Linette and Tom ran the 26.6 miles in around 5:25. Plus a number of other BPDers ran various distances. I will post their results when I find them.


                                                If our trail adventure looks like fun, RD Keira is

Lake Hughes Welcome

hosting another three weeks before the LA Marathon! 

Sunday February 27th: Leona Divide Training Run #2

They will be running the entire 50k course with a 30k option.  Start time will be at 7am at the Lake Hughes Community Center

too be continued...

Rock Inn

Do we have to go back?

Calico Ghost Town Trail Run - 01.16.11

Calico Ghost Town Trail Run

2011 Results HERE.
2011 Photos HERE.
Race Website HERE.
My Race Via Garmin HERE.
Trail Map HERE.

Location: Historic Calico Ghost Town and Calico Mountains

Race Date: Sunday, January 16, 2011

Start Time: 7:00 am

Course: 50K and 30K mostly dirt roads and trails – Very Runnable

30k Course Summary: 19.17 miles long with 2,092 feet of elevation gain and 2,090 feet of elevation loss. Minimum elevation was 1,984 feet and maximum elevation was 3,236 feet.

Two years ago, my oldest son Christopher ran this race in preparation for the his first marathon (He ran the Surf City Marathon in 3:16). I was suppose to walk the 50km but got hurt before the race so I entered him in the 30km and he ran 2:52. At the time, I thought that was a pretty good time but now that I have done the course, I am amazed how fast he did this course at such a young age (16).

Running 9:15 miles on this course is really good especially since he has never been good running downhill even on pavement. Throw in the hills, sand and all the rocks and I think he would have been a great trail runner if he had decided to continue running them after such a great debut performance.

This race was to be my second official trail run (I do not count Toad's but it is a trail run in my opinion.) and was going to be very different than my first in the Santa Monica mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This race ran through the desert and the rocky canyons that overlook the oceans of sand.

My day started at 3am when I woke up to get ready for the race. The day before I had my traditional pre-race meal of pesto pasta from Josephs and try to go to sleep early. Diana came by before 4am for our drive to the race. Unfortunately, it was foggy in Bakersfield but this lifted as we head up Hwy 58.

The drive went by fairly quickly with a pit stop to get gas at the station that I believe was featured in the movie the Hangover. It was cold outside but the forecast for the race was 70 and sunny. After we got gas, we were in Barstow before we knew it. Soon we got to the off ramp for Calico and got lucky that Jack in the Box had just opened so we could get a quick bite before the race.

When we got to the Calico Ghost Town, it was still dark but quite a few runners were already there. Now this part of the race day is the hardest I think. You have been in the car for hours and then you have to climb up the side of a pretty big hill on some steep uneven stairs. By the time up get to the top, you start second guessing your fitness.

Sadly the only bad part of this event is right at the start. The packet pickup was a disaster in that they have it a very small room and we had to fill out a bunch of forms. The release was three pages long and you had to initial it about 8 times plus we had to sign a model release form. Lastly they seemed to have run out of shirts. In general it was controlled chaos and I was very glad to get out of there.

We went back to truck to gear up for the race and by the time we climbed that awful staircase the race was about to start. At the start I saw some familiar faces from the Santa Monica race and a couple recognized me as we. We also saw several running with the super minimalist sandals that became famous/infamous in the Born to Run book. The Tarahumara Indians wear them but I don't know about people who grew up with real shoes trying to run so far in them.

Then at 7am the race began and we went downhill through the Ghost Town to the main road. The first couple miles of the race were on pavement and this was the fastest part of the course. Diana and I were cruising alone at about 11 minute miles till we went off road and on to the sandy jeep trail.

• Mile 1 at 11:16 07 pace, 0 ft up and 200 ft down.
• Mile 2 at 11:42, 14 up and 100 down.
  

The jeep trail ran parallel to the mountain range for awhile and then turned and head towards the mountains. So for the next 8 miles or so, the jeep trail was a gradual uphill till we got to the rocky section.

• Mile 3 at 13:37, 120 up and 0 down.
• Mile 4 at 13:53, 101 up and zero down.
• Mile 5 at 13:53, 158 up and 8 down.
• Mile 6 at 14:11, 167 up and 23 down.
• Mile 7 at 14:33, 139 up and 32 down
• Mile 8 at 14:13, 92 up and 0 down
• Mile 9 at 15:55, 156 up and 0 down
• Mile 10 at 15:21, 186 up and 0 down
  

Besides the uphill, the sand also slowed one down. For the most part I ran a minute or two and then walked for a minute. At times, walking was faster then running plus I wanted to save myself for when we enter the mountain section of the course. After mile ten, we finally started to go downhill through the rock outcroppings and my pace quickened.

• Mile 11 at 12:55. 78 up and 108 down
• Mile 12 at 14:14, 38 up and 205 down
• Mile 13 at 15:43, 153 up and 121 down
  

As you can see, my mile splits for 12 and 13 are a bit slow but that factors in the time spent at the aid stations. I have often read that aid stations can real hurt your time and now I know why. Trail runs have nice ones! All kinds of snacks at the 7 mile and 12 mile aid stations plus they had my favorite sports drink!

Dr. Pepper! Now some might say yuck but I like it during long runs for the sugar and the caffeine. When I did my 50 miler at the Relay for Life, it and water were all I drank. Besides back in the 70s Olympic marathon champion Frank Shorter drank Coke (defizzed) during his races. Since I only drink diet the rest of the time, it is nice to have a real one during a long race.

Just as I approached the fork in the trail for either the 50k or the 30k, I caught up to four or five runners and we ran down the canyon together. Here the canyon was wide enough to drive through and the bottom continued to be a sandy jeep trail. But before I lost my fellow runners to the 50k it became rocky and we started to go upstream. From the way the rocks were strewn all over, you would not want to be here during a flash flood.

After the 5okers went their way I was alone for the most part and the course went up a really big hill where I saw a number of runners walking slowly up it. Of course after this big hill was a nice fire road that was good to run on.

• Mile 14 at 19:37, up 321 and down 59
• Mile 15 at 13:48, up 0 and down 296

The downhill continued for a couple miles but the footing became treacherous. Gone was the nice sandy jeep trail and in it's place were rocks. The canyon walls were maybe a hundred foot tall in spots and the middle looked like what happened if a wild river suddenly stopped. There were rocks every where and they were very smooth too. One had to pick a line and hope it was a safe.

On the way down this canyon I was being chased by a lady who got within 100 yards of me at times. Towards the end of the canyon I noticed she had fallen back. After the race she said she had strained her knee on the endless rocks and backed off her pace. I am glad she slowed down so I did not have a witness to my car wreck.

I was almost down with the rocks when I went around a turn and decided to run on the dirt berm instead of through the rocks. I stepped on the berm with my left leg and next thing I knew I was sliding to the ground. The dirt looked solid but it was not and I slide hard into the bottom of the dry riverbed.

My camera went one way and my glasses and hat went the other way. I got to my feet as quickly as I could because I always find if you lay there your injuries end up worse. For some reason if you keep moving instead of having a pity party you do not hurt as much later. You do not let your body swell up etc.

Another reason I did not get as hurt as I could of was because of the boot camp training I have been doing with Building Better Bodies over the past year. Before doing boot camp, I would have fallen like a 90 year old man and gotten hurt like one. Now I am a lot stronger and have more agility. Instead of falling like a sack of bones, I fell fairly athletically.

Of course my left arm below the scraped up pretty bad and was bleeding. Ironically I had arm warmers on and had just pulled them down a few miles earlier. My left leg in the calf region was bleeding more and I was a bit concerned so I washed it of with water from my camelbak and saw that it looked like I had a number of good scraps there as well. But I could run and so I was off again.

• Mile 16 at 16:57, up 0 and down 350
• Mile 17 at 15:02, up 19 and down 289

After the canyon they had us run through a couple of short tunnels and then the hills began again. Now we were in these weird dunes that were going up hill to the point where i was walking again. When I got to the top of them I saw we had another hill to crest before we turned right around and went downhill to the Calico Ghost Town Parking lot. As I was going up I finally saw other runners (Ihad not seen anyone for awhile) and Inoted that I saw a couple of 50kers.

So I knew that they were back on my course and I made sure I had my camera ready. After I had fallen I checked it and it seemed to work and I took photos of the tunnels and the dunes, But now I could get some action shots. Plus I still had a race on my hands because that lady was not that far behind me.

What was cool in this race was that as the 50kers caught me, I got out of their way and took some shots of them. Plus I found out that I could actually follow them for a little bit. The guys passing me averaged 9 minute miles and on this uphill I was able to run with them for a brief time. This is something I could never do in the last miles of a road race and I felt like the fans who run along with the cyclists at the Tour De France.

Needless to say, this lifted not only my spirits but my pace as well. After going down to the parking lot I knew I had a climb ahead. The parking lot was uphill and then they made us take a very steep service road to the very top of the town. Then we finished by running down a very steep hill that ran right through the Calico Ghost Town.

I was running by tourists who I am not certain knew what was going on. It made for a fun ending uo averaging 14:30 miles for the course that was a little longer than a 30k (19.2 miles). At the finish I felt great and sort of wished I had entered the 50k but maybe next year,

• Mile 18 at 15:47, up 165 and down 114
• Mile 19 at 13:24, up 188 and down 113

The 22nd Annual 5k & 10k Fog Run - 01.08.11

The Victim/Witness Auxiliary Board and the
Kern County Probation Department Present:

The 22nd Annual 5k & 10k Fog Run

• 5k Results HERE.
• 10k Results HERE.
• Photos HERE.

Brief Race Recap:

Another huge turnout for this race. Because it is at the first of the year, their a lot of new or returning runners at this event. This means the race day sign-ups get a little crazy. I heard the event handed out all the shirts the day before at Action Sports. So I do not know if more will be made and handed out.

I got there around 8:20am and drove to the secret veteran parking lot where there was plenty of spaces and an empty bathroom too. There I spoke to Stockdale's Cameron Miller and Blake Haney about their off season training and their first ever Division One Team appearance at the State cross country meet. They were doing the 10k today. I also saw the Baker clan.

Then I head to the starting area to get a lay of the land. The race started on time and a lot of wanna bes took the lead at the start but were soon put in their place. Many of the fastest runners choose to run the 10k so the first group of runners to go by meet at the 2.5 mile mark were 10kers. In this group were a number of local high school runners.

In the 5k, Ironman triathlete Damacio Diaz won in a time of 17:50 and was followed by 13 year old Tommy Valles of McFarland. Third place was taken by former CSUB runner Ryan Lucker and his dog who ran 18:14. They were followed by Anna Frank whose son just had his first birthday recently. She ran 18:19.

• Complete 5k Results HERE.

In the 10k, McFarland's Galvin Gonzales lead from the start with an easy win in a time of 33:22. The first female was Anja Mejia who ran 40:28. The 10 k results seemed to messed up at this time due to 10kers bailing out of the 10k and running the 5k instead.

After the race and before the awards, they had Mejia in 3rd in her age group despite winning the race. Fortunately I was able to correct this before they announced the winners. Below is the complete 10k results but I do not think they are completely accurate. Many of the times are slow and Cameroon Miller is not even in the top five. Hopefully they can get sorted out.

• Complete 10 Results HERE.
  

10 Kilometer Race

1 Galvin Gonzales 33 M 33:32 5:24 1/46 M3039
2 Edward Lee 24 M 34:16 5:31 1/12 M2029
3 David Bacus 26 M 35:03 5:39 2/12 M2029
4 Blake Haney 14 M 35:20 5:42 1/5 M0115
5 Craig Varner 16 M 35:20 5:42 1/4 M1619
6 Juan Calderon 18 M 36:49 5:56 2/4 M1619
7 Steve Dirkse 40 M 37:21 6:01 1/28 M4049
8 Juan Lopez 48 M 37:24 6:01 2/28 M4049
9 Cayetano Cayetano 47 M 38:46 6:15 3/28 M4049
10 Anthony barboza 28 M 38:53 6:16 3/12 M2029
11 tIMOTHY aNDERSON 55 M 39:13 6:19 1/20 M5059
12 Jose Montelongo 39 M 39:22 6:21 2/46 M3039
13 Eulogio Rodriguez 30 M 39:25 6:21 3/46 M3039
14 Freddie Bingham 37 M 40:06 6:28 4/46 M3039
15 Rodrigo Ayala 26 M 40:18 6:30 4/12 M2029
16 Gabriel Donavon 30 M 40:19 6:30 5/46 M3039
17 Anja Mejia 27 F 40:28 6:31 1/25 F2029
18 Rey Rodriuez 33 M 41:33 6:42 6/46 M3039
19 Mary Ramos 45 F 42:03 6:47 1/39 F4049
20 mArk Ogilvie 40 M 42:16 6:49 4/28 M4049
21 Jesus Cardora 33 M 42:28 6:51 7/46 M3039
22 Josh Gilbert 14 M 42:58 6:55 2/5 M0115
23 Ben Rome 19 M 42:59 6:56 3/4 M1619
24 Doua Ihmels 45 M 43:09 6:57 5/28 M4049
25 Kevin Morietti 23 M 43:12 6:58 5/12 M2029
26 Scott Van Matre 14 M 43:33 7:01 3/5 M0115
27 Sarah Baker 17 F 43:34 7:01 1/10 F1619
28 Gregg Wineman 55 M 43:56 7:05 2/20 M5059
29 John Lee 52 M 44:20 7:09 3/20 M5059
30 Chris Felix 39 M 44:34 7:11 8/46 M3039
31 Ryan Brock 24 M 44:34 7:11 6/12 M2029
32 vICTOR cASTRO 24 M 44:37 7:11 7/12 M2029
33 Aaron Hebeler 26 M 44:39 7:12 8/12 M2029
34 Eria Silva F 44:52 7:14
35 Brian Lee 46 M 44:57 7:14 6/28 M4049
36 Phil Johnson 49 M 45:03 7:15 7/28 M4049
37 Keith Breshears 38 M 45:08 7:16 9/46 M3039
38 Eduardo Farfan 34 M 45:14 7:17 10/46 M3039
39 John Caulfield 53 M 45:33 7:20 4/20 M5059
40 Laura Willoughby 43 F 45:34 7:20 2/39 F4049
41 Guy Wilson 36 M 45:38 7:21 11/46 M3039
42 Rob Meszaros 35 M 45:49 7:23 12/46 M3039
43 Colin Giboney 34 M 46:05 7:25 13/46 M3039
44 amanda Meszros 31 F 46:10 7:26 1/37 F3039
45 David Plyler 43 M 46:16 7:27 8/28 M4049
46 Hope Roe 40 F 46:18 7:28 3/39 F4049
47 Jennifer Hawthorne 17 F 46:32 7:30 2/10 F1619
48 Bree Tape 32 F 46:35 7:30 2/37 F3039
49 Bruce Wearda 42 M 46:38 7:31 9/28 M4049
50 Mindy Bumgarner 35 F 46:44 7:32 3/37 F3039

5 Kilometer Race

1 Damacio Diaz 38 M 17:50 5:45 1/41 M3039
2 tOMMY Valles 13 M 18:08 5:51 1/37 M0115
3 Ryan Lucker 23 M 18:14 5:53 1/26 M2029
4 Anna frank 28 F 18:19 5:54 1/49 F2029
5 dAVID dIAZ 41 M 18:53 6:05 1/32 M4049
6 Siobhan beckett 45 F 19:15 6:12 1/76 F4049
7 Chris Hernandez 19 M 19:17 6:13 1/13 M1619
8 sTEVE dALKE 49 M 19:19 6:13 2/32 M4049
9 Bruce Deeter 55 M 19:42 6:21 1/24 M5059
10 amador Aygn 40 M 19:59 6:26 3/32 M4049
11 Alex Venalio 18 M 20:20 6:33 2/13 M1619
12 Pam Boyles 45 F 20:23 6:34 2/76 F4049
13 Ty Salazar 28 M 20:24 6:34 2/26 M2029
14 dYLAN dREWRY 16 M 20:24 6:35 3/13 M1619
15 Craig Gardener 54 M 20:30 6:36 2/24 M5059
16 Eduardo Rocha 30 M 20:37 6:39 2/41 M3039
17 Corey McKenna 40 M 20:57 6:45 4/32 M4049
18 Ed paulsen 40 M 20:58 6:45 5/32 M4049
19 Andrew Edquist 19 M 21:09 6:49 4/13 M1619
20 Jim Simson 35 M 21:19 6:52 3/41 M3039
21 Emme Schoenborn 15 F 21:23 6:53 1/33 F0115
22 Molly Pruett 14 F 21:23 6:53 2/33 F0115
23 Andrea Araujo 34 F 21:24 6:54 1/99 F3039
24 Oxyanart Dean 43 M 21:30 6:56 6/32 M4049
25 gERMAN rAMOS 15 M 21:36 6:57 2/37 M0115
26 Maggie Baker 13 F 21:37 6:58 3/33 F0115
27 sHAH mUKESH 16 M 21:46 7:01 5/13 M1619
28 Caroline Diaz 12 F 21:50 7:02 4/33 F0115
29 Evis Salazar 29 M 22:08 7:08 3/26 M2029
30 Steve Flores 35 M 22:27 7:14 4/41 M3039
31 Miguel Pere Rojas 27 M 22:28 7:14 4/26 M2029
32 Seth Garza 14 M 22:55 7:23 3/37 M0115
33 Connie Lucker 22 F 22:58 7:24 2/49 F2029
34 rObert sAldana 36 M 22:59 7:24 5/41 M3039
35 Baltasar garcia 10 M 23:00 7:25 4/37 M0115
36 mArk Witcher 52 M 23:02 7:25 3/24 M5059
37 Augustine lerma 12 F 23:09 7:28 5/33 F0115
38 Pam Rivera 34 F 23:13 7:29 2/99 F3039
39 Joe dIorio 65 M 23:19 7:31 1/5 M6069
40 Wes Price Jr. 9 M 23:24 7:32 5/37 M0115
41 Brian Escamilla 55 M 23:34 7:36 4/24 M5059
42 Paul paramo 22 M 23:36 7:36 5/26 M2029
43 Jake Scott 17 M 23:37 7:37 6/13 M1619
44 Jake Scott 17 M 23:38 7:37 7/13 M1619
45 Fred garza 48 M 23:38 7:37 7/32 M4049
46 Brandon Bundy 41 M 23:39 7:37 8/32 M4049
47 Jessica Cruz 15 F 23:40 7:37 6/33 F0115
48 Jessie Alvarez 31 M 23:48 7:40 6/41 M3039
49 Jaime Hernandez 27 M 24:04 7:45 6/26 M2029
50 Veronica Castaneda 41 F 24:08 7:46 3/76 F4049
• Shirt for the first 650 registrants ONLY!
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2010 Runners & Coaches of the Year

Drillers' Baker is Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year

When Sarah Baker arrived at Bakersfield High three and a half years ago, she was a soccer player, not a cross-country runner.

McFarland's Garica is All-Area Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year

Erik Garcia has all the first-place finishes and team-leading performances you might expect from one of the fastest cross country runners in Kern County.

Shafter's Sundgren is Girls Cross Country Coach of the Year

When Darin Sundgren left North High for a teaching job at Shafter four years ago, he needed a break from coaching cross country.

Stockdale's Lewis is Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year

Having so many gifted runners this year presented Stockdale boys cross country coach Josh Lewis with a somewhat odd challenge.

• 2010 All-Area Girls Cross Country selections

  Girls cross country

• 2010 All-Area Boys Cross Country selections

  Boys cross country

The Phantom Christmas Eve Toy Run - 12.24.10

The Phantom Christmas Eve Toy Run

2010 Photos HERE.

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving Day Phantom Pie Run, this event has no real course or entry fee except for an unwrapped toy. So come out early and drop of your toy at Starbucks and Santa might have a goodie for you too!

This year was the 8th running of this unique event that was started by Tom Ming and Luis Cousin (photo). I spoke to them before the run and they said they started it for family and friends to come together for Christmas. From the start they had the toy drive and all the toys collected are donated to the Bakersfield Homeless Shelter.

The event has grown each year and people come earlier to get one of the limited edition sweatshirts. The sweatshirts are paid for by local businesses and Starbucks and Jamba Juice provide refreshments.

I told Tom that the run reminded of my of the Phantom Pie Run and he agreed and said that they wanted to keep it very grassroots and organic and do not have plans to make it a formal event in the future. He did say that for the 10th one they plan to do something special.

In keeping with the spirit of the event, the nice sweatshirts will continue to be limited edition and first come first serve. This year the shirts ran out a little after 7am and then it was time to socialize. Then around 8am the run began.

Traditionally the walk/run is about a 5k that leaves the Market Place and takes a loop through CSUB. The event is not timed, the course is minimally marked and there is not a real start either but everyone seems to be having fun. This run is just a great way to see old friends and get some exercise in before the big Christmas meals. Plus the toys going to kids that might not get one if were not for this event.

Killa Hilla Classic - 01.01.11

Killa Hilla Classic on New Years Day

Well the weather was perfect and the trail was in excellent condition too! The course also lived up to it's name! Just ask Stephen.

2011 Photos HERE.
Killa Hilla Course HERE.
2011 FaceBook HERE.

2011 Results:

1. 5 Laps (26.3 miles) - Stephen Humphreys & Andy Noise
2. 3 Laps (15.6 miles) - Diana Daves & Jasmine Anthony B
3. 2 Laps (10.4 miles) - Lyndi Wilson, Chelsey Soto - McGauhey, Frank Velasquez, Evy Lyn Velasquez, Peter Wonderly & Bruce Wearda
4. 1 Lap (5.2 miles) - Lauri Taylor, Chris Felix, Nicki Gilbert, Kim Nance, Tara Arnold, Jillyd Simmer, Courtney Clerico, Patty Wonderly, Rod Nance, Steve Beardsley, Tricia Berman, and Brian Drewery
5. If I left you off the list please contact me.

Race Recap:

For years, I have wanted to have a New Year Day Run and I think this is a keeper. The course with it's 8 hour time limit makes for a level playing field and today showed that. Stephen and I tied for the most laps despite the fact that he can run under 20 minutes for a 5k and I can't even break 30 minutes. The length of the course and the hills made for an interesting race.

Since only complete laps counted, one had to judge what was possible and then what was doable. I knew I could do 5 laps but hoped I might be able to squeeze in 6. I knew Stephen could do 5 or 6 but didn't know if he wanted to. Well at the start I found out he was ready to go 6 or more.

At 8am we only had 5 starters but it was time to go. Immediately Stephen took the lead with Chris Felix and his friend close behind him. I lead a group that included Peter Wonderly and Amanda's husband Steve Beardsley. Courtney pulled up right at 8am but we had to start asap because this was a timed event and every second could count. The rules of this event are who can complete the most laps between 8am and 4pm wins.

When I got to the switchbacks, the fast guys were heading up and I think lap goals were being reconsidered already. It took Stephen 30 minutes to do half a lap and he hoped to do 7 laps, I hoped to do 6 but figured 5 was my max. When peter and I reach the top of the switchbacks, we literally ran into Courtney.

On the way back to the start, more runners started to appear on the course. We ran by Bruce who did a lap before heading to the Polar bear swim. Then Tricia and Brian came by on their way to the switchbacks. when we hit the top of the slash, I was feeling good and decided to push the pace down the hill and it was a wild run with Steve on my heels.

At the bottom of the Slash we meet up with Frank and Evy and they were on their way to completing two laps. My trio continued up the Fire Road and up and down the Pipes Ravine and were glad the rain made the course very runnable. After we went up and down the Log Hill we got back on the bike path and saw Stephen again. At this point he had a 1.5 mile lead on me and was on his second lap.

After I finished lap one, Lyndi joined me for two laps and this was a big help. Stephen was still motoring along and his lead was growing. I was on pace to do 6 laps (need to average sub 15:30 pace) but I doubted I would be able to do it. My first laps splits were:

• Mile 1 - 13:06 - up 173ft/down 161ft
• Mile 2 - 15:21 - 246/130
• Mile 3 - 15:51 - 274/248
• Mile 4 - 11:41 - 74/220
• Mile 5 - 14:52 - 221/169

As the day went on, more run campers came out to do a lap or two. When we were heading back to the Pipes Ravine we saw Lauri and her friend who are coming back after collarbone breaks from a cycling injury. Also Jasmine B Anthony started cranking some quick laps as well and completed 3 laps. As we headed down the Fire Road, we passed Stephen again who was still increasing his lead on me.

When we were heading back to the Fire Road again we passed Tara and Jill who were heading out for their lap. On the way up the Fire Road we came across Triple D (aka Diana) who said she was doing three laps for her granddaughter who turned three that day. Guess next year she will have to do four laps.

With Lyndi, my my splits for lap 2 were:

• Mile 6 - 12:57 - 70 up / 211 down
• Mile 7 - 16:32 - 257/121
• Mile 8 - 15:39 - 204/244
• Mile 9 - 14:16 - 151/203
• Mile 10 - 1606 - 227/154
  

By lap 2 and 3 I was walking quite a bit and more often then not was walking the flat sections too. Usually I was so gassed by the climbs that trying to run on the bike path sections seemed to be useless. Even running after the downhills was hard because they killed ones legs. I was glad I had Lyndi because she pulled me along and helped me close the gap with Stephen.

At one point he had a 3 mile lead on me but when we passed each other on my lap 3 his lead had shrunk by half a mile. It was his fourth and Lyndi said "I think you got him." After the race Stephen said he did the first 3 laps in little over 3 hours which is pretty quick. My mile splits for the third lap were:

• Mile 11 - 13:13 - 110 up / 64 down
• Mile 12 - 15:16 - 143/259
• Mile 13 - 15:05 - 219/163
• Mile 14 - 16:56 - 228/166
• Mile 15 - 16:50 - 117/274

While walking with Lyndi, we came across Kim, Rod and Nicki plus Peter came back with his wife Patty and did another lap. Chelsey also did 2 laps as well. Besides the many runners out there, there were lots of families with kids. I had to weave through this large crowd on lap 4.

As you can see, once I realized Stephen was only doing five, I let off the gas. Plus I was losing my pacer and doing 6 laps was not in the cards. My next goal was to try and catch up with Diana and do my last lap with her but first I had to do a lap on my own which was a first for me. The highlight of lap 4 was seeing the red fox at the top of the Log Hill. My splits for lap 4 were:

• Mile 16 - 16:08 - 181 up / 78 down
• Mile 17 - 18:25 - 195/197
• Mile 18 - 17:05 - 216/82
• Mile 19 - 21:12 - 238/284
• Mile 20 - 18:28 - 109/205
  

One thing I did right for this event was where I parked my van. Instead of parking at the start/finish area, I parked it about a quarter mile away right next to the course. My van was right where you turn to do the first trail part of the course. Having my van here was nice because I could quickly get a drink and/or food.

Plus parking by the start/finish area just reinforced the idea of quitting for the day. My parking spot was nice because it was like a reward for making it up Godzilla Canyon one more time. As I went to my van for the fourth time, I saw then Diana was finishing here second lap so I decided to text her. But before I could, She texted me and said put me down for two.

This was bad news because I was counting on having her do the last lap with me. as I was writing her back, I saw her brake lights go on and I was thinking darn it. But I some how convinced her to put in another lap with me and we took our mutual victory lap. I was going to tie Stephen and she was going to be the first woman with three laps completed.

After we descended Godzilla Canyon we got on the bike path and headed to Log Hill and we saw Stephen. It was almost 2pm and he looked tired and said that he could do another lap but it would trash him for weeks so the race was over and five laps would be the new record. My last laps splits were:

• Mile 21 - 19:27 - up 165 / down 154
• Mile 22 - 19:56 - 140/193
• Mile 23 - 22:15 - 245/110
• Mile 24 - 22:11 - 258/221
• Mile 25 - 19:40 - 80/223
• Mile 26 - 21:33 - 205/142

In the end, I covered 26.31 miles in 7 hours and 29 minutes and 45 seconds. This put me in a tie with Stephen with 5 laps completed between 8am and 4pm. My Garmin says I burned 3,999 calories. My moving time was 7:12:20, average pace was 17:05, average moving pace was 16:25 and my best pace was 7:53. Total elevation gain was 4,749 feet and elevation loss was 4,742 feet. The min. elevation was 422 feet and the max. elevation was 682 feet.

My complete Garmin stats can be found HERE.

Race Preview:

Starts at 8am and ends at 4pm.
FaceBook HERE.

• Start and finish are at the corner of West Bluff Court and Panorama.
• No entry fee, No shirt, No Aid Stations or Awards.
• This is a BYOB & BYOF event.
  
• Only complete laps count.The course record is three by Christopher Anderson.
• Killa Hilla course in Pictures HERE.
• Killa Hilla course via Garmin HERE.
  

A number of years ago I came up with the Killa Hilla Course and since then I have used it in my own training and coaching. It is an out and back that measures 5.2 miles in length and has almost a thousand foot of climbing and descending per lap.

So start the New Year off right and join me for a lap or two!

Press Release:

Killa Hilla Classic

Start the New Year off right. This is an eight hour event where one tries to do the 5 mile Killa Hilla course as many times as you want. You could do a lap and go home and then come back and do another. Or you could be out there the whole 8 hours straight.

The only rules are the laps most be completed between 8am & 4pm and only complete laps count. Plus the Killa Hilla Classic course uses the 16 switchbacks on the eastern end.

This event is in the "Fat Ass" tradition:

FAT ASS is the name given to a series of low key runs that are frequented by experienced runners & walkers and characterised by the phrase "No Fees, No Awards, No Aid, No Wimps". Yes, the runs are totally free to enter and are put on by passionate runners who are also running. Think of it as a bit like meeting some people for a bushwalk - except it's a run. Because the runs are not races in any sense, there is no guarantee of anything other than a course to run.

McFarland Christmas Run - 12.11.10

McFarland Christmas Run

FaceBook HERE.
Previous Noise Coverage HERE.
2010 Photos HERE.

Every other year it seems to rain on this race but this year it did not. The day got started with the mile run which includes a dog/master division. McFarland's Francisco Nava and Mimsey won in a time of 5:06. Mimsey has won the event before and just had puppies recently. Brianna Valles was the first female in 7:09.

In the 2 mile, former Arvin High and current CSUB runner Juan Calderon ran 10:01 for the win, Gabby Diaz was the fastest female in a time of 11:29. In the 4 mile, Anna Frank was in the lead going into the last mile before being caught by McFarland sophomore Erik Garcia.

Anna Frank (photo) coaches at Highland and just had a baby this year. She ran 22:44 and crushed the female record which was in the 24 minute range. Garcia ran 22:40 only a few weeks after running in the state cross country meet and completing a 30 mile training run.

2010 Cross Country

2010 Photos HERE.

2010 Runners & Coaches of the Year Sarah Baker & Erik Garcia take Top Honors

• 12.04.10 Footlocker West Regional Top Ten move on to Nationals
  
• 11.27.10 CIF State Championships Complete Kern County Results
• 11.27.10 The CIF Central Section Road to State
  
• 11.12.10 Valley Meet Who made it to State?
  
• 11.10.11 Week 10 Rankings Stockdale boys & girls are Top Ranked Kern squads
• 11.04.10 S.S.L.Championships Shafter sweeps the team races
  
• 11.04.10 South Yosemite Conference League Championships Baker & Lynch add to their legacies. Stockdale boys dominate
• 11.01.10 Mira Monte & West at South Mira Monte boys & South girls win
  
• 10.31.10 Week 9 Rankings Stockdale boys & girls are Top Ranked Kern squads
• 10.30.10 Kern County Championships Stockdale takes team wins
• 10.27.10 West at Tehachapi Warriors take team wins
• 10.27.10 South at Golden Valley Bulldogs take team wins
  
• 10.27.10 Garces at North Stars take team wins
  
• 10.23.10 MT. SAC Stockdale's Miller & Garcia of McFarland run 15:28. Driller Baker runs 18:46
  
• 10.21.10 Central Section Individual Rankings
• 10.20.10 Ridgeview at Golden Valley Wolf Pack wins team titles
  
• 10.20.10 SWYL Cluster Meet 3.0 Stockdale boys & girls remain undefeated
  
• 10.20.10 Highland & Garces at East
  
• 10.20.10 North at Foothill North sweeps team races
  
• 10.16.10 Canyon Invite Stockdale girls take third & the boys take fifth
  
• 10.16.10 Taft Black Gold Rush Fun Run Open 8k Race & High School 5k
• 10.15.10 Rough Rider Invite McFarland boys & girls team clock best Kern team times
• 10.14.10 Week 6 Rankings Stockdale Boys & Girls are Top Kern Squads
  
• 10.13.10 Highland at North Highland boys & North girls win
• 10.13.10 Foothill and East at Garces Valdez & Fernandez take wins
• 10.13.10 Mira Monte at Ridgeview Wolf pack takes team wins
  
• 10.13.10 Golden Valley at West West wins team titles
• 10.13.10 SWYL Cluster Meet 2.0 Stockdale takes team titles. Baker & Miller set course records
• 10.09.10 Central Park Invite Foothill competes at Huntington Beach
  
• 10.09.10 Triton Classic CSUB gets 5th
  
• 10.09.10 Clovis Invite Stockdale's Haney sets All-time Frosh Record
  
• 10.06.10 Highland at Foothill Scotsmen & Lady Trojans win
  
• 10.06.10 North vs East Stars win team titles
• 10.06.10 Ridgeview & West at South Ridgeview boys & girls pick up two wins
  
• 10.06.10 SWYL Cluster Meet 1.0 Stockdale boys & girls win. Results
• 10.05.10 Week 5 Rankings McFarland Boys & Stockdale Girls are still Top Ranked Kern Squads
• 10.02.10 Brug /Atascadero Invite Shafter Boys& Girls win team Titles
  
• 10.01.10 Golden West Invite McFarland boys win team title
  
• 10.01.10 BC Invite 11am at Soccer Complex near Lake Ming
• 09.30.10 Week 4 Rankings McFarland Boys & Stockdale Girls are still Top Ranked Kern Squads
• 09.25.10 Pepperdine at CSUB Roadrunners win with 4 under 19 minutes for the 5k
  
• 09.25.10 Standford Invite Driller Sarah Bakercomes in 18th in a time of 19:46 for the 5k
  
• 09.25.10 5th Annual Wolf Pack Invite McFarland's Garcia & Shafter's Preston are the fastest
• 09.24.10 Golden Eagle Invite Stockdale Boys lead by Miller's first place take second
  
• 09.22.10 Golden Valley & North at Ridgeview Lynch & Gonzalez lead the Wolf Pack to wins
  
• 09.22.10 Mira Monte at Highland Esquivias & Mayberry lead the Scots to wins
• 09.22.10 West at Garces Rams Win Both Team Races
• 09.22.10 Week 3 Rankings McFarland Boys & Stockdale Girls are still Top Ranked Kern Squads
• 09.18.10 Ojai Invite Centennial's varner & Schoenborn lead the way
  
• 09.18.10 Woodbridge Cross Country Classic Stockdale Boys lead by Curtis Win Senior Race
• 09.18.10 Jim White Invite McFarland's Garcia& Ridgeview's Lynch Win
  
• 09.17.10 Sanger Invite Shafter Wins Both Team Titles Again
  
• 09.15.10 EB Invite Stockdale Wins Team Titles. Miller & Baker are the Fastest
  
• 09.11.10 Morro Bay Invite Centennial's Varner & Pruett are Fastest Locals
  
• 09.11.10 Independence Invitational Foothill wins both team titles
  
• 9.11.10 Asics/UCI XC Invitational CSUB's Celis goes sub 18
  
• 09.10.10 Seaside Invite McFarland & Garces compete. McFarland's Erik Garcia winsthe 10th Grade Race
  
• 09.10.10 Wasco Invite Many SSL teams will be competing
• 09.08.10 Highlander Invite Shafter takes Team Titles
  
• Week One XC Rankings McFarland Boys & Stockdale Girls are Top Ranked Kern County Squads
• 09.04.10 Dinuba Invite Taft Boys take 2nd & Taft Girls place 6th
  
• 09.03.10 Week Zero The heat takes it's toll
• Week Zero XC Rankings McFarland Boys & Stockdale Girls are Top Ranked Kern County Squads
• 09.01.10 Malibu Oceanside Open Celis Wins To Lead CSUB Split With Pepperdine, San Diego

California Indoor State Meet - 02.26.11

California Indoor State Meet

The meet will run in conjunction with the Run for the Dream meet in Fresno, Ca on Feb. 26, 2011. There will be a set of running and field events with 3 relays.

There will be 8 qualifying meets held on Feb. 5 & 12, 2011 around California for the Feb. 26th meet. There will be 4 meets in Southern California and 2 meets in Northern California and 1 in Central California and 1 in San Diego. The entry fee at the 8 qualifying meets will be determined by the meet director at the specific location. The list of qualifying meets will be:

San Diego Del Norte HS Feb. 5, 2011 TBA
Riverside Riverside CC Feb. 12, 2011 TBA
Los Angeles Cerritos CC Feb. 12, 2011 TBA
Fresno Kingsburg HS Feb. 5, 2011 11:00a
Sacramento UC Davis Feb. 12, 2011 TBA
Bay Area UC Berkeley Feb. 5, 2011 TBA
Orange County Trabuco Hills HS Feb. 5, 2011 TBA
LA Valley CSU Northridge Feb. 5, 2011 TBA

Qualifying: (click here for marks and records)
The top 3 in each running event and relays, and the top 2 in all field events will be invited to run in the CA. Indoor State HS Invit on Feb. 26th. All athletes wishing to compete in the CA. State HS Invit must sign up on the day of the qualifying meet (Feb. 5 & 12, 2010), and pay the entry fee. The cost of entering the CA. Indoor State HS Invit is $25.

EVENTS: (Feb. 5 & 12)
Running: Field:
55m Pole Vault
55mHH High Jump
600y (550m) Long Jump
800m Triple Jump
Mile Shot Put
2 Mile Weight Throw (Invitation Only for Feb. 26th)
4 x 145m (4 x 200m)
4 x 400m
4 x 800m

There will be a performance standard for each event for the athletes who do not qualify for the meet by place. This standard will be published at a later date on Dyestatcal.com.

There will be a sign-up table at all 8 regional meets to sign-up athletes who would like to compete in the Feb. 26th meet. All athletes must sign-up on Feb. 5 & 12. There will be no late entry for the Feb. 26th meet. Click here for Meet Day Schedule

Athletes will be asked to supply their own implements at both the qualifying meet and Invit. Meet.

Awards:
The top 3 in every event will receive an award.

Checkout VSAthletics.com or Dyestatcal.com for more information as it becomes available.

2010 Footlocker Cross Country Championships - 12.04.10

2010 Footlocker Cross Country Championships - 12.04.10
Date: December 4, 2010
Location: Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut (Calif.)
Event Info: : The Foot Locker West regional is a qualifier for the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships in San Diego December 11.

• DyeStatCal Coverage HERE.
• Previous Noise Coverage HERE.
• Meet Website HERE.

QUALIFYING FOR FOOT LOCKER FINALS

The top 10 boys and girl finishers qualify for national finals in San Diego.

SCHEDULE

7:10 7th/8th Grade - 2 Mile

• Downtown School 7th grader Maggie Baker came 11th (53rd overall) in a time of 13:09 (Her sister is 4 time League Champ Sarah Baker of Bakersfield High).
  

7:30 Foot Locker Supporters
7:40 Frosh Soph Girls

7:55 Frosh Soph Boys - 5k

• Driller sophomore Evan Bowman ran 19:12 for 67th
  
• Taft sophomore Chris Lopez ran 20:03 for 108th
  

8:10 Junior Girls - 5k

• Marina Johnson ran 24:16 for 100th
  

8:25 Junior Boys - 5k

• Stockdale's Cameroon Miller ran 16:58 for 4th
• Stockdale's Troy Mullen ran 18:49 for 109th
• Taft's Michael Hernadez ran 19:42 for 178th
  

8:40 Senior Girls - 5k

• Emily Viveros ran 22:22 for 57th
  
• Jessica Hendendez ran 28:08 for 168th
  

8:55 Senior Boys - 5k

• Taft's Jeremias Xancale ran 18:13 fro 73rd
  

9:10 Frosh Soph All West Girls - 5k

• Shafter's Cambria Tudor ran 21:01 for 22nd place
  

9:25 Frosh Soph All West Boys - 5k

• Stockdale freshman Blake Haney ran 17:08 for 14th
  

9:55 Seeded Girls - 5k

• Driller Sarah Baker ran 20:59 for 104th
• Garce junior Marie Huff ran 21:33 for 115th
  

10:40 Seeded Boys - 5k

• Independence junior Dwyane Facho ran 18:30 for 187th
• Stockdale junior Curtis Kelly ran 17:34 for 151st
  

11:15-12:15 Awards

Mr. Toad's Wild Run - 12.04.10

Mr. Toad's Wild Run - 12.04.10

FaceBook HERE.
Previous Noise Coverage HERE.
Race Website HERE.
Bakersfield Distance Project Results HERE.
2010 Photos HERE.
Mr. Toad's Wild Canyon Ride Video HERE.
20k Course via Garmin HERE.


Join the Bakersfield Track Club and the Kern Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in celebrating Mr. Toad's 20th Anniversary. These are the 20k and 5k runs you look forward to every year.

Both courses feature rugged terrain and a finish down Toad's Gully. Fill your appetite for hills at one of Bakersfield's toughest running events.

Iphone Videos of the Race.

• BTC timing HERE.
• Start HERE.
• First Hills HERE.
• First Aid Station HERE.
• Bastard Hill HERE.
• Hang Glider Hill HERE.
• Notch Hill HERE.
  

Mr. Toads Wild 20K
December 13, 2010

********** AWARDS LIST FOR 20K RACE **************

********** OVERALL RESULTS FOR FEMALES *********
1 CASSANDRA GLASSEY 21 1:25:36

********** OVERALL RESULTS FOR MALES *********
1 CRAIG VARNER 16 1:20:43

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19
1 229 CRAIG VARNER 16 1:20:43
2 230 JUAN CALDERON 18 1:21:42
3 239 HAYDEN RANEY 17 1:31:35
4 242 JORDAN DICKSON 16 1:36:01
5 246 MICHAEL HENDERSON 15 1:36:54
6 252 JESSE MUNIZ 16 1:43:12
7 304 JOSE DIAZ 15 2:13:17
8 333 ANDRES RAMIREZ 16 2:46:10
9 334 LUIS MACIAS 17 2:54:14

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 19
1 269 JENNIFER HAWTHORNE 17 1:55:39
2 335 MARGARITA RAMIREZ 15 2:54:14

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
1 231 DAVID BACUS 26 1:23:01
2 238 LUKE ROBERTS 27 1:31:32
3 256 Aaron HEBELER 26 1:46:13
4 257 NOEL VELASCO 29 1:46:13
5 274 KRISTOPHER OLSON 29 2:00:17
6 309 NOAH CORNELL 23 2:15:44
7 312 SEBASTIAN TLATELPA 21 2:17:43
8 315 ABELINO TLATELPA 23 2:20:52

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
1 233 CASSANDRA GLASSEY 21 1:25:36
2 258 KRISTI SMITH 27 1:46:56
3 277 CORINA VEISS 28 2:01:24
4 292 CHELSEY MCGAUHEY 27 2:06:48
5 325 SONIA TLATELPA 28 2:34:04

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
1 234 DIEGO DIAZ 37 1:26:43
2 235 B.J. KINGSBURY 30 1:29:14
3 236 EULOGIO RODRIGUEZ 30 1:29:18
4 240 JOSE MONTELONG 39 1:31:43
5 241 FREDDIE BINGHAM 36 1:34:05
6 244 EDWARD WASHBURN 32 1:36:05
7 249 JEFF GIUMARRA 34 1:41:53
8 250 JESUS CORDOVA 32 1:42:00
9 251 BRIAN SCHAAD 33 1:42:54
10 265 JOSEPH GURON 32 1:51:48
11 276 ANDRIS VEISS 35 2:01:09
12 283 WES OBERG 33 2:02:53
13 289 JEFF TAPE 32 2:05:38
14 298 BRENT GOODSPEED 37 2:08:37
15 305 CHAD FUNKHOUSER 36 2:13:54
16 311 CLIFF JOHANSEN 36 2:15:50

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
1 248 NICOLE GUIMARRA 33 1:41:51
2 262 MELISSA ROSALES 30 1:51:12
3 270 BREE TAPE 32 1:56:52
4 278 MONICA BANDUCCI 30 2:01:43
5 285 PAM RIVERA 36 2:04:42
6 295 OLIVIA GARCIA 38 2:07:22
7 297 CYNTHIA ADAME 34 2:07:59
8 317 ARLENE CABRAL 38 2:24:51
9 326 MARISELA ALDACO 33 2:35:47
10 327 KENDALL HEISEY 34 2:38:32
11 336 SANTA MONTIEL 34 2:56:30

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 232 JUAN LOPEZ 48 1:23:57
2 237 GLENN CHANPAGNE 49 1:31:26
3 247 TIM SUORSA 42 1:41:10
4 255 PHIL JOHNSON 49 1:45:48
5 259 TIM GREILICH 46 1:47:02
6 260 SCOTT DEATON 42 1:49:20
7 261 ROEHL CARAGAO 47 1:50:22
8 264 gERRY SABA 42 1:51:33
9 272 JEFF QUINTANA 49 1:58:47
10 284 JOHN TORPEY 41 2:03:23
11 286 BRUCE WEARDA 42 2:04:51
12 290 JOSHUA GARZA 44 2:05:46
13 291 STEVE SHOEMAKER 46 2:06:02
14 294 MIKE SHULTS 46 2:07:04
15 299 PETE CAVAZOS 47 2:08:57
16 307 TOM RYAN 46 2:14:42
17 308 ROMERO DAVID 41 2:15:08
18 318 GUILLERMO SIFUENTES 46 2:24:55
19 319 ANDY NOISE 47 2:30:19

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 245 SUZANNE RIVERA 46 1:36:18
2 268 HOPE ROE 49 1:55:30
3 281 CHRISTY HAYCOCK 42 2:02:45
4 287 JULIE MCDERMOTT 48 2:05:06
5 288 LISA MEHLHAFF 48 2:05:06
6 300 SHELLY FREESEMAN 45 2:09:01
7 301 LUANN SHULTS 46 2:11:47
8 314 KATIE NICKELL 46 2:19:06
9 316 MICHELLE BECK 43 2:23:59
10 321 LINETTE HOLLIDAY 44 2:31:30
11 328 MELANIE REED 43 2:39:21
12 329 CINDY INGALLS 48 2:41:56

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
1 243 CRAIG GARDENER 54 1:36:02
2 253 MIKE TOLAND 54 1:43:45
3 254 DAVE MUT 57 1:44:29
4 263 JOHN LEE 52 1:51:32
5 266 JOE BERRY 53 1:53:57
6 267 RAY PURCELL 54 1:55:20
7 279 STANLEY HUGHES 50 2:02:30
8 282 DON BARRINGTON 51 2:02:52
9 310 DANIEL PINHEIRO 53 2:15:44
10 324 RICHARD TERRY 53 2:33:47
11 330 HESTOR RUBIO 56 2:45:14

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
1 271 JILL KEMMERLING 52 1:58:13
2 273 DENISE HAYNES 51 1:59:24
3 275 TERRI WILSON 51 2:00:25
4 296 PAT EVERHART 53 2:07:54
5 303 ANNE MULKINS 56 2:12:24
6 313 NORMA DIAZ 51 2:18:37
7 320 RUTH SAENZ 57 2:31:15
8 322 RANDY MITCHELL 57 2:32:36
9 323 NANCY BRUCE 51 2:32:36
10 331 PENNY SCHUH 53 2:46:00
11 337 PATRICIA BECK 54 2:57:32
12 338 EVELYN VELASQUEZ 53 3:17:04

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
1 280 BILL SMITH 61 2:02:42

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
1 293 AMY FREDERICKS 64 2:06:50
2 302 CAROL WESTON 63 2:12:22
3 332 MARVIS FRIESEN 63 2:46:00


Mr. Toads Wild 5K
December 13, 2010



********** AWARDS LIST FOR 5K RACE **************

********** 1st Overall Female *********
1 ANNA FRANK 28 18:36

********** 1st Overall Male*********
1 CARL HATLEY 51 20:27

MALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 12
1 10 BALTAZAR GARCIA 10 21:47
2 26 WES PRICE-JR. 9 24:26
3 70 CHASE CRIDER 12 27:38
4 89 JULIAN LOPEZ 9 29:25
5 90 MICHAEL HAGAR 10 29:26
6 97 JESUS BARRAZA 9 30:02
7 101 CHRISTIAN HERNANDEZ 10 30:48
8 122 AUSTIN HOAGLAND 12 32:33
9 148 TRISTEN HOAGLAND 9 34:47
10 159 JACOB GARNER 9 36:18
11 200 FERNANDO VARGAS 9 44:17
12 207 JOHNATHAN VALDEZ 8 48:22
13 215 HARRISON LOPEZ 7 49:57
14 223 BENJAMIN PAZ 10 55:52

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 1 - 12
1 35 VANESA CORTES 12 24:57
2 95 ALTHEA CRIDER 8 29:59
3 132 TIAHNA NERI 10 33:20
4 208 VALERIE TORRES 11 48:57
5 219 EMILIE BECK 8 50:10
MALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 14
1 32 DANIEL AGUIRRE 14 24:49
2 62 SALVADOR VARGAS 14 27:08
3 92 ROBERTO RAMIREZ 14 29:42
4 158 MATTHEW MEDRANO 13 36:17

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 13 - 14
1 22 ASHLEY HAYCOCK 14 23:48
2 58 FRANCESCA MOORE 13 26:42
3 177 AMARISSA DICKINSON 13 39:23
4 192 AUBREY HOFFMAN 14 42:27

MALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19
1 4 SCOTT VANMATRE 15 20:27
2 5 MITCH TENNEY 17 20:55
3 6 KEVIN SCRIVANO 15 21:17
4 9 GAMON RAMOS 15 21:37
5 21 TJ MOFFIT 16 23:24
6 29 KHANH PHAN 16 24:40
7 55 JARED REID 16 26:28
8 59 FRANCISCO BTNADE 16 26:47
9 77 GABRIEL MACIAS 15 28:26
10 104 BRIAN MCKINLEY 17 31:07
11 105 JOSE AGUILAR 15 31:18
12 115 JASON PEREZ 17 32:09
13 170 JOUY CABRERA 16 38:08
14 179 MARK TORRES 19 39:44
15 203 MARIO LEON 15 46:30
16 206 GUSTAVO RAMIREZ 16 47:46

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 15 - 19
1 40 HARUMI MARTINEZ 15 25:27
2 60 LAMESIA MYLES 15 26:49
3 114 EDEN BALMET 19 32:00
4 120 JESSICA HARRIS 19 32:22
5 141 EMILY SILVA 19 34:10
6 144 BROOKE VINSON 19 34:17
7 145 TEDDI PIERCE 16 34:25
8 146 JACQUELINE DICKSON 19 34:31
9 188 ILYANNA MENDOZA 15 42:02
10 204 RIANA MORNING 16 46:30
11 205 SANDRA ESPARZA 17 47:45
12 221 MARGARET PAZ 16 53:59

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
1 14 JUSTIN SCHWEITZER 22 22:24
2 15 JAMES DICKSON 23 22:35
3 17 EVIS SALAZAR 29 22:40
4 19 NICHOLAS SANDOVAL 23 23:10
5 36 ARTHUR SMITH 29 24:58
6 49 KYLE BRADFIELD 25 25:54
7 51 SAL SAAVEDRA 25 26:01
8 63 KYLE BARDET 23 27:11
9 69 JOHN BISHOP 26 27:32
10 73 NICK BRYANT 28 28:01
11 106 DAVID RICHTER 20 31:21
12 142 ALEX ESCALANTE 27 34:13
13 165 GARRETT WELCH 26 37:07

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 - 29
1 2 ARIANNA CELIS 22 19:02
2 12 ANJA MEJIA 27 22:11
3 25 MADISON PADGETT 23 24:18
4 33 SARAH KANIA 25 24:50
5 78 ELISA CARLSON 28 28:32
6 83 KAMI JACKSON 25 28:41
7 94 DANIELLE GONG 20 29:54
8 103 HEATHER MCAULAY 25 31:06
9 129 WHITNEY AGUIRRE 22 32:53
10 133 KATIE JOHNSON 26 33:25
11 143 JULIET ESCALANTE 27 34:17
12 154 EMILY PIERCE 22 35:40
13 160 FALLYN WELCH 26 36:20
14 171 CARA JOHNS 23 38:42
15 189 ZENAIDA MENDOZA 28 42:09
16 202 AMANDA TUMBLIN 29 45:10

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
1 7 KEVIN PERKINS 39 21:21
2 18 SHAWN BURKE 37 22:41
3 20 ROBERT RODRIQUEZ 35 23:15
4 23 MOISES CONTRERAS 38 23:55
5 24 CORY BRINGMAN 39 23:59
6 28 MATTHEW WILLIAMS 34 24:31
7 31 ISMAEL DIAZ 35 24:41
8 44 SETH JOHNSON 30 25:42
9 61 CORY MCWILLIAMS 32 27:06
10 72 JOSE ORANTES 35 27:49
11 75 BRIAN CHAVEZ 34 28:21
12 80 GREGORY NEWTON 37 28:37
13 85 WES PRICE 38 28:53
14 91 PRESTON BURGER 39 29:35
15 93 DAVID GAGO 32 29:49
16 98 DANIEL RAMIREZ 38 30:03
17 99 MARKO HORVAT 32 30:31
18 116 JOEY JOHNSON 36 32:10
19 126 MICHAEL BEAGLE 34 32:44
20 140 BEN WAGEMAN 34 34:07
21 163 JESS WILLIAMS 34 36:53
22 191 EMETERIO TUBERA 32 42:20

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 - 39
1 41 JENNIFER EGGERS 35 25:30
2 47 JILL JOHANSEN 33 25:49
3 50 CATHERINE KINGSBURY 30 26:00
4 53 SUSIE PENCE 33 26:05
5 64 ANGELA-BUCH MOLINAR 33 27:21
6 71 KATE PLOTNER 30 27:44
7 74 DEL GLOSS 38 28:12
8 81 NATALIE HORVAT 31 28:39
9 82 NATALIE BURSZTYN 30 28:40
10 84 BECCA FERGUSON 35 28:51
11 87 MISSY FLOWEES 39 29:17
12 88 J MCDOUGLE 37 29:24
13 102 MARIA TORREZ 38 31:06
14 110 MARY HUFF 37 31:36
15 112 CYNDI DICKINSON 34 31:49
16 117 SHELLEY SHULTZ-JOHNSON 36 32:11
17 119 ERIN MILLER 34 32:22
18 127 SHEENA CRIDER 39 32:47
19 134 BROOKE GREER 33 33:32
20 137 SARAH HEBELER 30 33:32
21 138 KATRINA HOFFMAN 34 34:06
22 147 CARRIE SWIDECKI 34 34:33
23 155 CRYSTAL MALTONE 37 35:41
24 162 MARIA NIELSEN 30 36:51
25 172 SARAH LEWIS 30 38:44
26 174 JAIME SIMMONS 35 38:50
27 175 NIKI SALCIDO 30 38:54
28 176 JUNE MURRAY 31 38:54
29 178 KELLY WOOLARD 38 39:41
30 193 JENNIFER BRUCKER 35 42:27
31 214 ROSALIE MMONTIEL 31 49:54
32 216 STEPHANIE LOPEZ 37 49:57
33 217 MIMI FALCON 31 49:59

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 27 SCOTT GLASSEY 48 24:26
2 30 BRIAN ESCAMILLA 44 24:40
3 39 BOB BARTON 48 25:27
4 56 MICHAEL CHRISTIAN 47 26:29
5 57 DAVID EGGERS 43 26:35
6 76 HECTOR PACHECO 43 28:23
7 107 JUAN-ANTONI TORRES 42 31:30
8 124 RIC DELACRO 48 32:41
9 196 MICHAEL MARLER 42 43:33
10 210 TONY CHIVINGTON 45 49:36
11 220 DANIEL BECK 42 50:11
12 222 ANTHONY PAZ 49 55:52
13 224 ARmando GOmez 40 1:05:11

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 - 49
1 43 GINGER LEBLANC 42 25:41
2 46 VERONICA CASTENEDA 41 25:44
3 48 MARIE MILLAN 48 25:51
4 68 KAM BUTLER 42 27:31
5 79 LORI CHRISTIAN 47 28:34
6 86 KAREN POTETE 47 29:07
7 121 LYNDA GREESEN 48 32:23
8 135 TIFFANY VANFOSSEN 40 33:32
9 136 MOLLY MEARS 42 33:32
10 149 ELIZABETH GONG 49 34:58
11 150 LINDA EPHROM 49 35:05
12 153 AMBER GRIDER TURNER 41 35:35
13 156 LUCY LEAL-PEREIDA 45 35:41
14 166 CRISTI TALLMAN 40 37:21
15 167 LEAH CHIVINGTON 40 37:22
16 168 CYNDI HICKS 48 37:49
17 183 SHEREE SKELLY 42 41:24
18 184 BARBARA MADDOX 46 41:24
19 185 VERONICA VELENZUELA 40 41:57
20 194 MAUREEN MANNING 41 42:48
21 201 STACEY BRICENO 43 44:30
22 209 LISA HARDING 40 49:12

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
1 8 STEVE HUMPHREYS 52 21:22
2 11 JUAN MARTINEZ 52 21:53
3 13 BRUCE DEETER 55 22:15
4 16 JOHN CAULFIELD 53 22:38
5 34 KEN BERCKES 53 24:55
6 37 WALLY WHITAKER 56 25:22
7 38 PAUL GONZALEZ 59 25:22
8 52 DON ECHOLS 59 26:04
9 65 GARY AGUIRRE 51 27:25
10 66 MIKE CRIDER 52 27:26
11 111 DAVID WILLIAMS 55 31:43
12 113 KENT STANDERUP 51 31:55
13 118 STEVE WILLIAMS 52 32:16
14 123 ANTHONY TERRAZAS 52 32:41
15 128 BRAD WAHL 52 32:51
16 151 GREG JARVIS 52 35:10
17 157 GARY PICKENS 56 35:56
18 173 MICHAEL LEWIS 58 38:44
19 181 CRAIG INGALLS 59 41:02
20 198 GREG UNDERWOOD 54 44:05
21 211 WILL FRANKLIN 54 49:39
22 212 JEFF MARTIN 54 49:39
23 213 MIKE HARVEY 54 49:40
24 227 STEVE SABA 54 1:18:52

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 - 59
1 45 LUPE EBERLY 59 25:44
2 54 SHARON PIERCE 51 26:24
3 67 JAYE PRUETT 53 27:29
4 96 LUCY WILLIAMS 52 30:00
5 125 LINDA MONJE 51 32:43
6 130 CHERYL WAHL 51 33:15
7 131 LYNDEE RICHMOND 56 33:17
8 139 DEBBie BRACKLEY 54 34:07
9 161 CECILE WALLIS 51 36:31
10 182 KATHY BERCKES 54 41:15
11 186 PRISCILLA BACUS 52 41:58
12 190 PATRICIA COTE-SANDERS 57 42:13
13 195 KAREN BAUGHMAN 54 43:21
14 197 ELLEN REYNOLDS 53 43:59
15 199 LOALEA UNDERWOOD 52 44:06
16 226 PETRA IMHOF 51 1:15:49

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
1 42 KLAUS BENAMY-HACKEL 60 25:39
2 100 CHUCK ABBE 64 30:32
3 108 PEPE ORTEGA 61 31:33
4 109 DON BRAKEBILL 63 31:35

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 - 69
1 152 ODETTE HUDSON 61 35:30
2 169 JUDY REED 67 38:02
3 187 SAMMYE DICKARD 62 42:02
4 218 BETTY HALLUM 66 50:07

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 - 99
1 180 ART FREDERICKS 78 40:02
2 228 JACK SABA 77 1:18:54